A mystery guest who booked intourism awards.
Now the Budleigh Salterto a glistening gold, silver or bronze accolade when the judges announce their decision later in November.
Ladram Bay’s “mystery shopper” was an undercover inspector carrying out one of the crucial stages of the judging process for the Devon Tourism Awards.
The visit was one of 120 made to just three in each award category.
Their verdicts on who takes the top spots will be delivered at a VIP awards ceremony at Plymouth’s Guildhall on 23 November.
Ladram Bay – which reached the finals in both 2015 and 2016 – is competing in the Holiday Park of the Year category for which scores of parks in Devon were eligible.
